Mary Ann Glendon

Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes by laurence h. tribe norton, 259 pages, $19.95 Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes is an expert brief on behalf of strict adherence to the terms of the abortion liberty granted in Roe v. Wade, no matter how much leeway the Supreme Court may give to legislatures in . . . . Continue Reading »

All I have is a voice To undo the folded lie, The Romantic lie in the brain Of the sensual man-in-the-street And the lie of Authority Those buildings grope the sky: There is no such thing as the State And no one exists alone. . . . —W. H. Auden, September 1, 1939 The April 1989 . . . . Continue Reading »

It is doubtful that there is any substantial American consensus on what the flag symbolizes, because it is becoming hard to specify in what sense this increasingly heterogeneous country is a “nation.” . . . . Continue Reading »